Quantitative reasoning on the DAT

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bravotwozero

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Hi,

What level of math are you expected to know for the quantitative reasoning portion of the dat? Does it test you on things you'd learn in first year calculus? Can you learn this on your own over the course of a few months?

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You don't need to know first year Calculus.

Scope of Quantitative Reasoning exam(http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat/scope.asp )

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bravotwozero said:
Hi,

What level of math are you expected to know for the quantitative reasoning portion of the dat? Does it test you on things you'd learn in first year calculus? Can you learn this on your own over the course of a few months?
 
bravotwozero said:
Hi,

What level of math are you expected to know for the quantitative reasoning portion of the dat? Does it test you on things you'd learn in first year calculus? Can you learn this on your own over the course of a few months?

I study a GRE math book by kaplan. That helped me refresh all my math.
 
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